Social Security update: Recipients could see up to a $2,400 yearly raise under new proposed plan
Dubbed the ‘Bernie Bump,’ the increase would be paid on top of beneficiaries’ regular Social Security benefits and…
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Trump’s infamous plane swap gets the Neflix documentary treatment just weeks after it happened
’Instadocs’ episode will examine Trump’s use of a decoy plane in July that drew criticism from reporters and…
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Trump administration allegedly weighs developer’s plan to build private road in Yosemite National Park
The land would be used to build a roadway connecting the park to rental cabins and a lodge for tourists
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Trump reveals he slapped Canada with a major tariff because a friend couldn’t buy the Gulfstream jet he wanted
The off-the-cuff anecdote to reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday comes as Trump has launched the US into a bitter…
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Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times' copyright case over training of chatbots
The Trump administration is backing OpenAI over the New York Times in a closely watched case over how it builds its AI…
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Dallas Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith accused of cheating Native American solar investor out of $2.5m
Emmitt Smith has been accused of running an operation similar to a Ponzi scheme in the lawsuit filed against him and…
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Russians, sex tourism and now 5,000 US sailors: What to know about Pattaya as USS Abraham Lincoln finally docks
The Vietnam War launched the resort's sex tourism
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Georgia student’s degree withheld over health insurance charge
Dylan Merrell, who played football for Long Island University, says he opted out of the school’s insurance, but the…
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Trump ‘happy’ to see Harry and Meghan leave the US as he declares himself ‘not a fan’
Harry and Meghan returned to the UK last week after six years in the US
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Football player, 13, collapses and dies after suffering cardiac arrest at training session
Caden Sorrell loved the Pittsburgh Steelers and was remembered as ‘brilliant, sweet, smart, kind’
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Trump will stand alone on the 9/11 25th anniversary as the only living president not at Ground Zero in NYC
Former President Joe Biden has confirmed his attendance at the New York City memorial event, while Trump will be at the…
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No one wants to go to Trump’s ‘waste of time’ midterm convention: report
At least 45 Republican members are skipping the party’s first-ever midterm convention due to prior obligations, to…
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Woman in court charged with intimidating jurors in Lindsay Clancy case by allegedly filming them
Dawn Light allegedly told police she was waiting to see Clancy and denied filming anyone, but officers say they found…
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MAGA pundit appears to blame Haitian immigrant for endangering Americans — by taking his own life
The family of Pierre Damas Bel says the 20-year-old college student took his own life after losing his temporary…
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Judge lacked authority to void Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction, appeals court rules
Bergdahl, then a 23-year-old soldier, was stationed near Afghanistan's Paktika Province in June 2009 when he walked off…
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Hi ho, hi ho: Trump touts ‘hundreds of happy construction workers’ as he crows about ‘likely unlawful’ ballroom work
Chief Justice John Roberts acknowledged that the project is ‘likely unlawful’ but the Supreme Court’s right-wing…
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Times Square stabbing victim Erin Piacenti was new mom just back from maternity leave
Bank of America vice president was killed when a woman randomly attacked her and a 68 year-old man
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Veterans and faith leaders will swarm election sites to block ‘intimidation’ from Trump’s poll-watcher squads
Volunteers are being deployed to several key states with large minority populations to protect against potential…
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Ninety percent of Americans believe government corruption is widespread, poll says
Opinion common among all political factions but has soared among Democrats from 57 percent to 91 percent in just two…
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Michigan’s El-Sayed is following the Mamdani playbook. It’s working
Democratic campaigns like El-Sayed’s are embracing charisma, bravado and some ‘really cool’ strategies — and aren’t…
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Sean Duffy’s wife says Trump gave him transportation secretary because that’s what was ‘left’
‘He did say don’t eff it up,’ Rachel Campos-Duffy told Katie Miller on her podcast
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Power outage warning issued as heat wave stresses US electric grids
The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the US as intense heat tests electricity…
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USS Lincoln docks with rusted metal and chipped paint after record-setting stint at sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln will remain in Thailand for five days before it begins its return trip to San Diego
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Tiger Woods’ driver’s license suspended for five years after plea deal in DUI case
Tiger Woods has entered a plea agreement to a reckless driving charge in Florida following his rollover crash in March
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Ted Cruz reveals his ‘genius’ take on Trump’s nasty nicknames and infamous attack on his wife
Trump hurled insults at Cruz during the 2016 Republican primaries, even insulting Cruz’s wife, Heidi, for her appearance
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‘LOTR’ star Sean Astin thanks Trump as Hollywood unions rally behind the president’s plan to bring jobs back to US
President Donald Trump’s call for a federal incentive to bring film and television production back to the United States…
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Bipartisan outrage after Pentagon shuts down elite US Army drone unit training to fight like Ukraine
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing the U.S. Army to explain why it told a unit based in Europe to stop…
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Trump reposts AI clip kicking over Lake Ontario sign after Carney demands the Americans ‘stop doing memes’
The Truth Social video came just hours after Canadian PM urged Trump to get serious about trade negotiations
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Parents arrested after nonverbal 5 year-old daughter found dead near South Carolina home
John Herb Hayes III and Geordyn Nichole Hayes have been charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk
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Too ‘Blue’ for Trump: Workers begin tearing down beloved sculpture at Kennedy Center as takeover battle continues
Joel Shapiro’s towering piece is the latest target for elimination on the venue’s grounds, which are set to be renamed…
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One North Carolina county takes down mugshots – and outrage ensues
There are concerns over mugshots still being available even after criminal charges have been expunged – but others say…
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North Carolina teen who contracted rare brain-eating amoeba dies
The majority of people infected with Naegleria fowleri die in about five days
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Hegseth blocks six Army officers from promotion to two-star generals: report
Defense Secretary’s latest reported interventions come amid a series of high profile departures from the Pentagon
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What happens next if the Lindsay Clancy jury can’t reach a verdict?
Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, doesn't deny strangling her children, but she says postpartum psychosis led…
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Colin Kaepernick reveals he now watches college football instead of the NFL
Colin Kaepernick says that while his mission goes on, his love for the NFL is long gone
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Wall Street economists issue warning that Trump’s $40 trillion debt nightmare will force brutal tax hikes
The national debt has surged past $40 trillion in the first 19 months of Trump’s second term
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